Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Aristocrats

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Julia Maddalena
Dec 26, 2025
Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Azlask, the Swelling Scourge?
This week on Fire and Ice, Julia breaks down the hot and cold cards for a popular Eldrazi commander: Azlask, the Swelling Scourge.
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Endless Foot Assault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Personify
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Continue?
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
63%inclusion195 decks309 decks
61%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
62%inclusion192 decks309 decks
59%synergy
Grateful Apparition
60%inclusion184 decks309 decks
57%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
60%inclusion170 decks281 decks
56%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
59%inclusion182 decks309 decks
54%synergy
Drown in Ichor
56%inclusion172 decks309 decks
53%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
56%inclusion174 decks309 decks
52%synergy
Deadly Dispute
68%inclusion209 decks309 decks
46%synergy
Karn's Bastion
49%inclusion150 decks309 decks
43%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
43%inclusion134 decks309 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
62%inclusion193 decks309 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion190 decks309 decks
-3%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
58%inclusion180 decks309 decks
39%synergy
Viscera Seer
56%inclusion173 decks309 decks
35%synergy
Village Rites
53%inclusion165 decks309 decks
31%synergy
Skullclamp
50%inclusion154 decks309 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion153 decks309 decks
31%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
47%inclusion145 decks309 decks
38%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
45%inclusion138 decks309 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion138 decks309 decks
-5%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
22%inclusion69 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion43 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.4%inclusion29 decks309 decks
-6%synergy
Farewell
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Bolas
44%inclusion136 decks309 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion133 decks309 decks
12%synergy
Teysa Karlov
42%inclusion129 decks309 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
41%inclusion127 decks309 decks
19%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
40%inclusion124 decks309 decks
23%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
40%inclusion123 decks309 decks
38%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
38%inclusion117 decks309 decks
36%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion116 decks309 decks
26%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
37%inclusion113 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
36%inclusion111 decks309 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
36%inclusion110 decks309 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion109 decks309 decks
19%synergy
Cathar Commando
34%inclusion104 decks309 decks
27%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33%inclusion101 decks309 decks
18%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
32%inclusion81 decks250 decks
31%synergy
Sun Titan
31%inclusion96 decks309 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Marauder
29%inclusion80 decks280 decks
21%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
28%inclusion88 decks309 decks
20%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
28%inclusion87 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
28%inclusion82 decks295 decks
24%synergy
Selfless Spirit
26%inclusion81 decks309 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion80 decks309 decks
19%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
26%inclusion79 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
25%inclusion74 decks295 decks
13%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
25%inclusion77 decks309 decks
19%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Daxos the Returned
24%inclusion74 decks309 decks
23%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
23%inclusion70 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
22%inclusion69 decks309 decks
21%synergy
Corpse Knight
22%inclusion67 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Spirited Companion
21%inclusion65 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Doomed Traveler
20%inclusion62 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
19%inclusion58 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
18%inclusion57 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion56 decks309 decks
13%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
18%inclusion56 decks309 decks
17%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion54 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion53 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
16%inclusion46 decks295 decks
10%synergy
Hunted Witness
14%inclusion43 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Warren Soultrader
14%inclusion39 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
14%inclusion42 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
13%inclusion41 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Carrion Feeder
12%inclusion38 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
12%inclusion38 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion34 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
36%inclusion111 decks309 decks
25%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion94 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
30%inclusion93 decks309 decks
-10%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
28%inclusion88 decks309 decks
27%synergy
Inkshield
28%inclusion87 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion70 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion69 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Ephemerate
21%inclusion66 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Fracture
17%inclusion53 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Unbounded Potential
16%inclusion48 decks309 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion44 decks309 decks
-9%synergy
Cloudshift
14%inclusion43 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Grim Affliction
13%inclusion41 decks309 decks
13%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion39 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion38 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion34 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion37 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion35 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion35 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Interlude
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Secure the Wastes
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Mardu
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Parting Gust
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.3%inclusion15 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
41%inclusion126 decks309 decks
32%synergy
Damn
29%inclusion89 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion73 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
22%inclusion69 decks309 decks
21%synergy
Final Vengeance
19%inclusion44 decks235 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion55 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion43 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion43 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion40 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion39 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion37 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
-5%synergy
Desperate Plea
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
9.4%inclusion29 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.4%inclusion29 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.4%inclusion26 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Bone Shards
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Back for Seconds
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Lingering Souls
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
39%inclusion121 decks309 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion97 decks309 decks
18%synergy
Relic Vial
20%inclusion61 decks309 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
16%inclusion50 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion48 decks309 decks
-10%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion37 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
-10%synergy
Contagion Clasp
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
9.4%inclusion29 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Geth
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Noble's Purse
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
43%inclusion132 decks309 decks
25%synergy
Call for Unity
28%inclusion87 decks309 decks
27%synergy
Bitterblossom
24%inclusion74 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion71 decks309 decks
-7%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion70 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion51 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion50 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Tolls of War
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion46 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
13%inclusion40 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
12%inclusion36 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Muster the Departed
10%inclusion28 decks278 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Far Traveler
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Court of Grace
9.4%inclusion29 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
9.4%inclusion22 decks235 decks
5%synergy
Airbender Ascension
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Open the Graves
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.4%inclusion26 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Anointed Procession
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
5%synergy
March of the Canonized
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Teleportation Circle
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Rabble Rousing
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Blight Mound
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Intangible Virtue
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion42 decks309 decks
11%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
13%inclusion41 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion133 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
42%inclusion130 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion102 decks309 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
27%inclusion82 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
20%synergy
High Market
24%inclusion74 decks309 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion59 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion49 decks309 decks
-5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion43 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion39 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.4%inclusion29 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
-3%synergy
Fountainport
8.3%inclusion21 decks252 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion244 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion243 decks309 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion174 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion131 decks309 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
36%inclusion111 decks309 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion89 decks309 decks
13%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
22%inclusion38 decks171 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion50 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion47 decks309 decks
13%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion46 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion45 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
-7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion306 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion305 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion257 decks309 decks
-3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
61%inclusion187 decks309 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
58%inclusion180 decks309 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion156 decks309 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Silence
48%inclusion147 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
46%inclusion143 decks309 decks
32%synergy
Caves of Koilos
46%inclusion142 decks309 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Field
46%inclusion142 decks309 decks
-6%synergy
Godless Shrine
42%inclusion129 decks309 decks
-9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion121 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion110 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion105 decks309 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Heath
29%inclusion91 decks309 decks
-10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
29%inclusion90 decks309 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion75 decks309 decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
24%inclusion73 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Obscura Storefront
24%inclusion73 decks309 decks
20%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion68 decks309 decks
12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
19%inclusion60 decks309 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion59 decks309 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion58 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion51 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion47 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
15%inclusion46 decks309 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion42 decks309 decks
-10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion34 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion34 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
-6%synergy
Scrubland
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
-3%synergy
Esper Panorama
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.5%inclusion22 decks295 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
-1%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Promising Vein
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
0%synergy